Lady Eagles win pre-season tournament with 34-19 win

The Lady Eagles of Jefferson Middle School won the Lenoir City Pre-season Tournament on Sunday by defeating North Middle School 34-19 and improving their record to 4-0.

Special to The Oak Ridger

The Lady Eagles of Jefferson Middle School won the Lenoir City Pre-season Tournament on Sunday by defeating North Middle School 34-19 and improving their record to 4-0.

According to information provided by coach Jen Hendricks, the Lady Eagles were led by Jasmine Hembry’s 13 points, four rebounds, five deflections, three assists and one steal.

Emily Brewer also had eight points, three assists and four rebounds; Amara Howard contributed seven points, a dozen rebounds, two assists and one block; and Jada Guinn had six points, four rebounds and five assists.

The Lady Eagles open their regular season play Thursday at Clinton, and have been on a roll throughout pre-season.

Last Tuesday night, the Lady Eagles beat Lenoir City Middle 30-20. “It was a hard-fought victory,” said coach Hendricks.

Jasmine Hembry once again led Jefferson Middle with 13 rebounds, nine blocks and six points, while Amara Howard had nine points, five rebounds and two steals.

Emily Brewer added 10 points, eight rebounds and two steals; Jada Guinn had five points and five steals; Cassadie Wilde contributed two steals; and Aamariah Crow had two blocks.

On Wednesday, the Lady Eagles kept their undefeated status in place with a 38-30 win over Cleveland Middle School. This time, Jefferson was led by Jada Guinn with a dozen points, seven steals, four rebounds, three assists and three blocks.

Amara Howard contributed 16 points, five rebounds and two steals; Emily Brewer had six points, four rebounds, two assists and a block; Jasmine Hembry contributed eight rebounds, three blocks, one steal and two points; Cassadie Wilde had three rebounds and one steal; and Aamariah Crow rounded out the victory with three blocks and two steals.